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Richard Carr, who works at The University of Lincoln has been travelling on the route for five years and said he was concerned by the overcrowding.

Many people have to stand up for the majority of the route (Image: Alex Ramsden)

He said: “Overcrowding is the main problem. The windows are often leaking.”

Siemens apprentice, Liam Stevenson, 16 said he has to get up at 4.40am to get the 6am train to Lincoln from Grimsby so he can be at work for 7.30am, so at the end of the day he likes to be able to relax on the journey home in the comfort of a seat.

He said: “But most often we are crammed in and people end up hugging one another.”

He said he pays £2,496 per year for his rail ticket.

Liam Stevenson

Stephanie Capindale, 30, of Old Clee said: “It is horrendous. I have been doing the route for two years and pay £240 per month and sometimes I don’t get a seat.”

Emma Shuttleworth, 29, said: “It is overcrowding that is the problem. You sometimes have problems with the temperature when it is either really hot or freezing in the morning. With the seals rotting you get the rain flying in your face.”

Commuters Stephanie Capindale and Emma Shuttleworth

Ben Wood, of Scartho said he had been travelling the route for 18 months.

He said: “It is busier some days more than others. But it is always overcrowded. I have complained to East Midlands Trains and all they say is that there is a national shortage of rolling stock and that it is a Department of Transport issue.

"We shall see if it changes when the franchise is up for renewal. But it doesn’t seem it will be resolved anytime soon.

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“I have never had to stand. It is not until Market Rasen that people get to find seats because many get off at Rasen.

“They really need to increase the length of the train.”

Jessica Charlton, 42, who works for RBS in Lincoln said: “Everyone wants to get on the 5.22pm train because the next one is not until 8.03pm. There have been times when they told people to leave the station because it was so overcrowded on the platform.”

Jessica Charlton

She added: “An extra carriage would solve the problem, either that or make the train more regular.

“Usually after Market Rasen you can get a seat. But often you don’t have anything to hold on to and you end up knocking over the person in front.”

A spokesperson for East Midlands Trains said: “We’re sorry to hear about the issues people are having when travelling on the Lincoln to Grimsby services.

“The number of carriages made available for each train company are agreed with the Department for Transport at the start of every franchise.